Today, DHS announced an extension of temporary protected status for Sudan and South Sudan from November 3, 2014 through May 2, 2016.-KitJ
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Attacks on Civilians in Sudan
Warning that the surging violence in South Sudan is clear evidence that the United Nations can no longer operate in "business-as-usual" mode in the county, the Organization's peacekeeping chief this week declared that the fighting must stop immediately; the Government…
Violence in North Darfur
Deeply concerned by an outbreak of inter-communal violence in North Darfur, the African Union-United Nations Mission in the region called today for an end to the fighting, which has sent thousands fleeing for safety and left a number of people…
The Trials of Jacob Mach: Lost Boy Attends Atlanta Police Academy, Does Good
A 24-minute New York Times documentary follows a Lost Boy who, 12 years after leaving Sudan, has found a better life. The film tells of Jacob Deng Mach’s time in Atlanta’s police academy. Jacob ultimately landed a housing code-enforcement…
Sudan and South Sudan Urged to Implement Security and Economic Agreements
The United Nations Security Council yesterday approved a presidential statement that urged Sudan and South Sudan to immediately implement a series of security and economic agreements and to cooperate with the African Union (AU) to advance towards normalizing the relations…
UNHCR Workers Not Permitted to Continue Work in Sudan
Sudan has failed to renew the work permits for the majority of the humanitarian workers from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), seriously hindering the UNHCR's ability to provide assistance to the persons who have been displaced by the conflicts…
Nigeria Was Asked to Arrest Omar Al-Bashir
The International Criminal Court (ICC) requested Nigeria to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, while he was on a visit to Abuja and surrender him to the Court. In March…
ICC Indictees Remain at Large and Darfur Crimes Continue
Crimes against civilians are still being committed against civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the United Nations Security Council last week, while noting a continued lack of progress towards arresting those…
Sudan Blames Israel for Factory Explosion – WSJ.com
KHARTOUM, Sudan Sudan claimed Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes caused an explosion and fire at a military factory south of the capital, Khartoum, killing two people.A huge blast at the Yarmouk Complex rocked the capital before dawn, information minister Ahmed Belal…
Deadly Attack in Darfur
The United Nations has deplored an ambush that took place in the Sudanese region of Darfur on Tuesday, leaving four peacekeepers dead and eight others injured. The incident, involving a Nigerian military patrol serving with the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur…